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34 HAMILTON SPECTATOR Saturday February 20 2016 Spectator Sport Basketball seasons kick off BASKETBALL is set to start this week for both Juniors & Seniors - the new age groups will begin with U10 Girls, U14 Girls & Boys, U16 Girls & Boys all starting on Monday. U16 girls is a pooled comp again so if any girls born 2001/2002 want a game of basketball - please come to HILAC at 7.20 for a round robin team sorting night. Women’s start Tuesday night, Men Thursday’s & U10 Boys, U12 Girls & Boys on Friday nights. The new online registration and payment system is up and running on our Web site - EVERY PLAYER NEEDS TO REGISTER & PAY BEFORE THEY TAKE THE COURT in ROUND 1. Please read the instructions on the site first before registering & any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the Association. Minders Junior Basketball teams MINDERS GIRLS 2016 UNDER-10 GIRLS - COACH SOPHIE HANNA ADELAIDE KOCH MADDISON DOWNES ZAR CHRISTIE-HILL MAEVE MACGILLIVRAY SCARLETTE HINTUM ALICIA EATS UNDER-12 GIRLS BLUE MIA MCGRATH OLIVIA WOLTER TREPHILIA GRANT KANEISHA PATTERSON LEILA ELTON MACKENZIE ANNETT ELLA SHELDON FELICITY SHAW UNDER 12 WHITE MADDISON RHOOK GEORGIA PITTS GRACE DIETRICHS INDY SPARROW EMILY HUNTER BRIDIEO’BREEZA ANOSHKA DE CHELARD. CAMRENCOOMER UNDER 14 GIRLS BLUE - COACH: MILLER BRIDIE MILLER EMILY PITTS TEGAN MENZEL SHARNEY MILLARD LILY GRAHAM LILY MCLEAD TAHLIA ROSS ELLA THOMPSON LAYLA WRIGHT Minders Boys 2016 Under-10: Minders White Sebastian Heaney, Zander Beardsell, Archie Sheldon, Zac Hartwich, Haydon Millard, Trea Miller, Isaiah Paltridge, Jack Ayling, Tarjh Pitman, Kobe Krause. CoachDusty Miller Under-12: Minders Blue Bailey Baker, Angus Stewart, Jake Hardy, Devlin Monssen, Flynn Diedrichs, Archie Hintum, Kyle Rhook. Coach-Kyle Hosking DEAN Minders White Jordie Walter, Rhyan Menzel, Cameron Downes, Henry Bensch, Riley Phillips, Cameron Taylor, Kai Stevenson, Chad Dymke. CoachCooper Graham Under-14: Minders Blue Aaron Price, Angus Thompson, Harry Dohle, Will Beardsell, Travis Rhook, Cade Price, Nate Krause, Zac Hunter, Earl Greenaway. Coach-TBA Minders Red Jack Mellington, Mitchell Downes, Todd Atkins, Dillan Dawson, Will Povey, Flynn Graham, Brock Sanders, Max Flavel. Coach-Simon Povey. Minders White Charlie Langley, Josh Jellie, Ben Leehane, Max Kermeen, Noah Herrmann, Sage Leeworthy, Callan Rhook, Ethan Knight. Coach-Tim Kermeen Under-16 Minders Blue Harry McGinley, Zane Enlish, Jacob Millard, Liam McDonald, Dylan Eats, Cain Robinson, Gabe Corbidge, Sam Bishop, Liam Walsh. Coaches-Tom & Brian McGinley Minders Red Jake Donehue, Kobi Walter, Oliver Pitts, Jarrod Stone, Fletcher Wheeler, Deegan Kinna, Joel Leroy, Luke McLaren, Aaron Glare. Coach-Stoney Minders White Cooper Graham, Liam Gellert, Alistair McCrae, Zander Pitman, Thomas O’Connell, Blair Burns, Conner Burns, Archie Willder, Charles Haskell. Coach-Dipper Killen. Lovett-Murray’s efforts honoured in Heywood SAMUEL ORD JESSICA Lovett-Murray has officially completed her time with the Indigenous Marathon Project after a presentation in Heywood. First starting up in 2011, the IMP is a Federal Government-backed initiative which aims to transform amateur Indigenous athletes into community role models and leaders by undergoing extensive training for, and participating in, some of the world’s most notable marathons and running events. After joining in April of 2015, Heywood’s Lovett-Murray competed in events in Canberra, Sydney, Alice Springs and finally in November completed the New York City Marathon. After finishing the athletic component of the program, Lovett-Murray returned to Heywood for a presentation in front of family and friends at Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation about her journey through the program, with head coach Mick Rees and IMP director Robert De Castella, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, accompanying her to officially mark her graduation. “It was fantastic,” Lovett-Murray said. “Part of the completion of the project is the returning to country presentation, where you go back to your community and show your journey, and speak about how far you’ve come and the changes and challenges you’ve experienced along the way, and then my coach Mick (Rees) and Rob (De Castella) spoke about myself and the aims and importance of the program.” According to Lovett-Murray, after a long and often emotional journey, a presentation in front of her community was the ideal way to establish herself as a local role model. “It was great because there’s only so much you can tell people, and really they still don’t understand everything. So to have a great snapshot with the New York marathon, the camps, and the whole journey really, and having Rob and Mick speak as well, it captured it perfectly and everyone really enjoyed themselves and was pretty inspired by the end of the night. “All my family acknowledged the changes in myself, I wasn’t too sure how it was going to work, but we had the dancers come out, we had a smoking ceremony and welcomed Mick and Rob to our country. They’d never been in this area and it was great for them to see where I’m from and my community, and a lot of people came along www.spec.com.au FROM left: Australian marathon legend Rob De Castella, Heywood’s Jessica LovettMurray and coach Mick Rees. Lovett-Murray was honoured at a ceremony in Heywood last week for her efforts as part of the Indigenous Marathon Project. Picture: SUPPLIED and it was good to see the community supported my journey and I got the chance to thank them for everything they’ve done.” According to De Castella, Lovett-Murray’s participation as the first Indigenous Victorian woman to complete the program were her first steps towards creating significant positive change within her hometown. “It was very important for us to come to Heywood and in front of Jess’ family, community and friend and really acknowledge what she did last year and give her the opportunity to stand up in front of everyone and thank them for the support they’ve given her. “It’s been a challenging year for Jess and her family, not just in regards to running marathons but also dealing with loss and tragedy and other things, so it was a wonderful ceremony to acknowledge a very special person. “The ceremony is an important part of the whole program, it wraps up the final part of that journey, Jess is now our 47th graduate and now the real work can begin. “The New York City marathon is really just a rite of passage so they realise just how strong they are and put them in a high-profile position within their families and communities so they can take on that leadership role and send out a positive message about not just healthy living, but also courage to get out there, have a go and take advantage of opportunities when they arrive.” South Coast Raceway celebrates 10-year anniversary JASON BARBIN IF the history of drag racing in Australia has taught the world of motorsport anything, it’s that a good track can be hard to find. Portland’s South Coast Raceway is a track that has defied the odds and today celebrates its 10-year anniversary with the first car to race down the strip occurring on February 3, 2006. The track will celebrate with the three rounds of the Nitro Funny Cars tearing down the strip while also hosting an array of other classes, followed by a live band once racing ends. South Coast Drag Racing Association’s Greg Holland said it’s a major milestone for the club and the track. “It is a big celebration, the club’s been going for around 20 years but we’ve had the track operational for 10 years. “The first race car that was put down the track was on the February 3, 2006, so we’re nearly right on the money for 10 years exactly. “We’re getting a few old members back to reminisce about how they went down and we will try and get as many people out there as possible to celebrate the occasion,” Holland said. The group initially started racing at the Portland airport during the mid 1990s before construction of South Coast Raceway began in 2002. Construction took three years to complete and Holland said there was a lot of time put in to getting it up and running. “John Cleary put his hand up to lease the land to the club. He was right into it and his sons were drag racers and we couldn’t get any other dirt anywhere else. “All the Clearys have had a big say in drag racing in the region with all them competing and having success. “There were limited resources back then for any drag racing in Victoria with Calder Park’s reign coming to an end, and with nowhere else to go, we thought we’d try and get a track up and running. “It wasn’t easy going and the members at the time did a lot of hard work and spent a lot money on the research and development of what we see today.” Since then the track has seen highlight after highlight including hosting the Australian National Drag Racing Association series since 2012. The track has also hosts the America THE first four cars to fly down South Coast Raceway 10 years ago line up at the starting line. Picture: JOSH NASH 160216jn12 v Australia Jet Car challenge and experienced the power of the Nitro Funny Cars on multiple occasions. Holland said the track has adapted over the years to accommodate the variety of drag racing events and has turned into one of the most popular strips in the country. “In 2006 there was only one concrete wall on the spectator side and that only went halfway down the racing surface. “The return road wasn’t sealed at all, you just drove back on the grass and the pits were basically a park where you can situation. “There were very limited facilities compared to what there is now, which is right up there in the pointy end of the best facilities, not only for a regional track but any drag racing track in the country.” With the track continually growing in popularity, Holland said they hope to get more use out it in the future. “We’ll hopefully keep our relationship with ANDRA how it is, we’ve given them help along the way and they’ve given us help. “We’ll keep upgrading our facilities as we go and we’ll try and make it more of a multi-use facility. “We’ve got driver training out there and the Portland Cycling Club uses the facility as well, so we’ll try and develop it a bit more and make it a multi-faceted facility.” For all the hardship and success the track has seen in the past 10 years, Holland said the credit goes to those who have made the track what it is. “The biggest thing that’s helped South Coast Raceway be as popular as it is are the volunteers; there hasn’t been a paid person ever and it’s all done by volunteers. “We couldn’t have gotten to where we are or continue what we’re doing without the help of the many volunteers along the way.”